Special legislative session; Private security at airport; Social media affecting kids

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Lawmakers may return to fix illegal ballots, Atlanta airport considers private security, and UGA finds social media stunts kids' vocabulary growth.

The episode opens with three main stories: a potential special legislative session to fix QR-coded ballots that will become illegal, a proposal to privatize TSA screeners at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to prevent shutdown delays, and UGA research showing social media use slows vocabulary growth in children. It then reports on a special election runoff in Georgia's 14th congressional district between Republican Clay Fuller and Democrat Sean Harris. The UGA study segment details findings from a survey of 10,000 young people, with researcher Corey Carvalho explaining how social media displaces time for learning new words. Next, Georgia agrees to a $4 million settlement with the family of David Hennigar, who was beaten to death in prison amid allegations of guard negligence. Environmental groups challenge a federal review of a proposed natural gas pipeline across three states. Senator Raphael Warnock uses his Easter sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church to condemn a social media post from President Trump as a 'vile' war crime threat, with attendees including Mariah Carey and Keisha Lance Bottoms. Norfolk Southern signs a lease for its Atlanta headquarters amid a merger attempt. The episode includes an interview with sports law professor Derek Howard about FIFA's ticket pricing for the World Cup, highlighting broken promises of $60 tickets and prices now averaging $5,000-$7,000. Other segments cover mental health services in Mitchell County, sports updates including the Atlanta Braves and Dream, and a promo for NPR's Up First podcast.

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